The 1947 Melbourne Cup was a two-mile handicap horse race which took place on Tuesday, 4 November 1947.
The full field and placings were:
PlaceNameJockey1HirajiJack Purtell2Fresh BoyB. Eames3Red FuryP. Simonds4ProctorW. Briscoe5Royal ScotN. Powell6ConductorW. Cook7ClatterbagR. Hutchinson8Open AirJ. Gilmore9ValcurlW. Williamson10Glamis StarN. McGrowdie11AmeliaV. Hartney12GaynessA. Ayres13Robert BruceD. Cameron14El SenorD. Barclay15Buonarroti BoyG. Bougoure16Sir ActorT. Unkovich17Miss PrimW. Beresford18FaunusR. Morrissey19Sweet ChimeN. Sellwood20Dark MarneJ. Thompson21 LashioK. Simon22Good IdeaH. Badger23ChanakB. Kerrigan24EmbrolitaH. Hall25BanneretteE. Preston26King's WalkM. Raven27Kerry LadG. Moore28OrthodoxH. McLoud29Star of IndiaW. A. Smith30Murray StreamD. Munro
See also
Melbourne Cup List of Melbourne Cup winners Victoria Racing Club
References
External links 1947 Melbourne Cup Field footyjumpers.com